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The security information and event management (SIEM) market is set to be shaken up by the emergence of new user and entity behaviour analytics (UEBA) techniques, Gartner said as it unveiled its latest SIEM Magic Quadrant featuring an unchanged line-up of "Leaders" (see graph below and click to enlarge).

Just like last year, the analyst cited IBM Security, HP, Splunk, Intel Security and LogRhythm as the five Leaders in a market it estimates grew four per cent to $1.73bn (£1.32bn) in 2015 (see bottom).

Demand for the technology has remained strong during the past year, Gartner said, with threat management the primary driver, ahead of compliance.

"Organisations are failing at early breach detection, with more than 80 per cent of breaches undetected by the breached organisation. The situation can be improved with threat intelligence, behaviour profiling and effective analytics," it stated.

The SIEM market is dominated by large vendors including HPE, IBM, Intel Security and Splunk, which together command more than 60 per cent of market revenue, Gartner said.

The analyst said the large vendors with significant customer bases are continuing to focus on the expansion of SIEM technology into existing accounts.

ManageEngine president Raj Sabhlok said: "In the past few years, the need to trace breaches and tackle targeted attacks has outgrown the need to meet compliance requirements. We believe this shift in focus is mirrored in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM."